there are victories in caracas and several other cities. he appeared on tv an average of 90 minutes a day. that is today's latin america report. may be he can fill in for me next time eric is out. we are 26 past the hour. bloomberg is taken you on the markets. let's head to ruby tuesday's. the company has hired goldman to explore a sale according to that wire. they are still down year to date but they are having a bit of positive momentum today. and cisco has agreed to by u.s. foods for 3.5 billion dollars in the largest food distribution deal in north america in over 80 years. -- in over eight years. and the stock is at the highest level since 2004. todayld's is falling after disappointing same-store sales. oneu.s. market makes up third of macdonald's revenues. they were using happy meal treats from frozen may be more people would be in there. when we come back, congress going small. negotiators are coming up with a cease-fire. we will have that story in a moment. knowverything you want to about bitcoin but were afraid to ask. matt miller